Harald Bluetooth

• What did the Jelling runestone indicate about Bluetooth's contribution to Christianity?

  He made the Danes Christian
• How did Christianity help Bluetooth gain power?

  It helped him gain power over local leaders
• What was the long-lasting impact of Bluetooth's conversion to Christianity?

  Improved trade and interaction with Christian countries
• What significant structures did Bluetooth build for defense?

  Four huge forts, including Trelleborg
• Why did Bluetooth build walls around trading towns?

  To strengthen defenses between Denmark and Germany
• What happened to Bluetooth's armies in 974?

  Germans beat his armies and captured Hedeby
• What territory did Bluetooth lose control of before his death?

  Part of Norway called Vik
• What was the capital of Bluetooth's kingdom before it was moved?

  Jelling
• Why did Bluetooth move the capital to Roskilde?

  It made travel around Denmark easier
• How did Christianity impact trade for Bluetooth?

  It made trade easier with neighboring nations
• What was Bluetooth's fate regarding Hedeby?

  He lost Hedeby to the Germans
• What is Bluetooth known for connecting in Scandinavia?

  Building the oldest known bridge, Ravning Enge